NFS: Shift 2 Unleashed

I liked Shift quite a bit, but I played on my PC and had a wheel that was adjusted properly to play with.

-Robert
 
My problem with both GRID and Shift was that despite being marketed as "Become a racing driver!" title, it didn't feel I was a racing driver... The main reason was that races were 3, 4, at most 6 laps long. And I was expected to win them starting 7th or 10th. While I could win them, it didn't feel all that realistic, unless I'm the reincarnation of Senna...
I do hope they offer a more realistic way for us to drive in Shift 2, at least an option to choose from arcade or sim. And if the races remain at 5 laps, at least put a quali session in there or something.

From that article on the physics that was posted:

That's a sure way to please neither...

+1

Realistic racing games should have a qualifying lap, at least put that as an option for players who wants to play on the highest difficulty. I so wish GT5 would bring back qualifying. They had that in GT2, I don't know why they removed it.
 
For those saying Shift was no more realistic than Grid, watch this:


That physics engine has nothing in common with reality. 200+mph through eau-rouge in a GT1 car? Yeah...right.

vs Shift (not quite the same car, but fairly close)
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For those saying Shift was no more realistic than Grid, watch this:


That physics engine has nothing in common with reality. 200+mph through eau-rouge in a GT1 car? Yeah...right.

vs Shift (not quite the same car, but fairly close)

Not shown: what would happen if you tried the same stunt in Shift. You have the option to brake in GRID, too :rolleyes:

Not to mention both games have many options and settings that can make them more or less realistic.
 
"all the Mazdas in the game can take a 3 rotor swap!"

:D
 
3-rotor works Miata, coming right up!*

That works RX7 is brilliant. Not too many games do IMSA GTO.

* Provided you can do a works Miata this time...
 
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Lol @ the videos. Both of those laps are ridiculously funny in their complete detachment from reality. But at least Grid was fun.
 
Two mazda's have yet to be announced thus far...cmon first gen!!
 
OH MAH GAWD WUT THA FUUUU JIZZ JIZZ JIZZ

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MOAR
 
This is getting me excited...

Can shift 2 truly be a dark horse? We can only hope.

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My god this is just sex:
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Yes, I know, it's just the level of photorealism that's blowing my mind.
 
You do know there's a custom body shop near the crater in TDU1, which lets you paint the car any colour you want?
 
You do know there's a custom body shop near the crater in TDU1, which lets you paint the car any colour you want?

You do know this is the Shift 2 thread?

What I meant was that I hope applying vinyls this time is a lot easier, since the development team sort of forgot to add the option so vinyls would mirror on to the other side of the car. I could never believe how stupid that was, even in NFS Underground it was an easy thing to customize the paint/stickers.
 
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The pictures look great. Shift had the best cockpit views.

They look bloody awful IMO. The rest of the pics look good, but to me the cockpit pic looks bad.

Granted, in-game and pre-release screenshots are a different matter, so we'll see.
 
The harsh lessons we learn as we get older: Never hope for a better Need For Speed game, ever.
 
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